Young Girl Falls Down SoHo Elevator Shaft

Emergency responders are pictured outside of the Crosby Street building where a girl fell down an elevator shaft.

Claudio Papapietro for The Wall Street Journal

A young girl was injured Friday after she fell down an elevator shaft in a five-story building in SoHo, fire officials said.

The 12-year-old girl fell about 30 to 35 feet from the first floor of the Crosby Street building to the sub basement, about three floors down, said FDNY Battalion Chief Phil Solimeo. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital in serious condition following the 2:51 p.m. incident. She sustained injuries to her arm and shoulder.

“Members utilized the stokes basket and the backboard to package her and remove her up the interior,” Mr. Solimeo said, referring to FDNY rescue equipment. “She was brought up through the stairwell”

The elevator was on the top floor of the building, Mr. Solimeo said. The Department of Buildings elevator unit was called to the scene to investigate.